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3 Shillings Bank Token

Features

Issuer Jersey (British Crown dependencies)
King George III (1760-1820)
Type Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins
Year 1813
Value 3 Shillings (3⁄20)
Currency Pound (1813-1971)
Composition Silver (.891)
Weight 12.86 g
Diameter 35 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 1 October 1834
Number
N#
17905
References KM# Tn6
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Dalton# 2
Richard Dalton; 1968. The Silver Token Coinage 1811-12. B.A. Seaby, London, United Kingdom.
, Pr# 1
Fred Pridmore. Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations to the End of the Reign of George VI 1952. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes).

Obverse

Pointed shield of arms divides date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
STATES OF JERSEY
18 13

Engraver: Thomas Wyon the Younger

Reverse

Value within wreath

Script: Latin

Lettering:
THREE
SHILLINGS
TOKEN

Engraver: Thomas Wyon the Younger

Edge

Plain

Mint

Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)

Comments

The silver 1813 tokens were the first official coinages minted for Jersey. They were struck by the Royal Mint on the authority of an Order in Council from the Committee on Coins dated February 5, 1813 and were designed by Thomas Wyon Jr., the Chief Engraver.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1813  71 104 100%
1813  Copper Proof 0%

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Numista Rarity index: 92 Search tips
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Bullion value: USD 26.76 Search tips
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Actual silver weight: 0.368 oz
Current silver price: 72.64 USD/oz (see silver price )

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